Government-backed scheme aims to crack down on road users who breach legal noise limits
Photograph: Wojciech Lorbiecki/AlamyPhotograph: Wojciech Lorbiecki/AlamyNoise-detecting traffic cameras will be trialled in four areas in England in an attempt to crack down on “boy racers” who rev engines and use illegal exhausts, the Department forThe so-called noise cameras will be installed on the roadside in Bradford on Tuesday, before a rollout in Bristol, Great Yarmouth andA video camera will photograph vehicles and several microphones will record sound to help identify road users who...
The technology – in which the government has pledged to invest £300,000 and tested on a private track – will be used to create a digital package of evidence that can be used by police to fine drivers. The announcement comes after a government-backed competition was launched in April to identify some of the worst-affected areas. Members of parliament applied for the cameras to be set up in their constituency and winning locations were decided based on the severity of the problem., said: “Rowdy road drivers beware – these new cameras will help the police clamp down on those who break the legal noise limits or use illegal modified exhausts to make excessive noise in our communities.
“We will be working closely with the local authorities and police to share any findings, and I hope this technology paves the way for quieter, peaceful streets across the country.” A technical consultant for the trials, Atkins-Jacobs Joint Venture, sought to assure drivers that the cameras would be “highly targeted”, honing in only on those making excessive noise.
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